This award is for an individual person for their work in the fields of:
Only work on one project can be submitted per nomination. You may nominate another person as long as you have their permission. As scriptwriters we understand you often work in pairs and so two people can be under one nomination for scriptwriting. All collaborations will require a little clarification in the form. International nominations are accepted.
Nominations must be for one person working on a project that has been commissioned by a third party or broadcaster (television or online). It can not be a student film or have been commissioned as part of advancement in an academic qualification process, nor is it an independent project created without the input of any third party commissioner. Applying for and receiving funding for a film pre-conceived by the filmmaker does not qualify as a commission.
Nominations MUST have the permission of the rights holder of the project and the nominee to enter into this award.
Supporting documentation will be requested in the submission process, ideally a copy of the storyboard, animatic or script, design work or a clip/showreel of clips of the nominees work on character animation. This will only be viewed by the selection committee and the jury.
All nominations must be received by Friday 18 July 2025 for projects/work completed after 27 July 2024.
Manchester Animation Festival will hold the details of your submission in accordance with our privacy policy.
Please use the fields below to upload up to three supporting files (.doc, .pdf, .jpg, .png).
If you are nominating someone for Character Animation or Storyboarding, please submit the video URL in the field below.
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